Reece Khan from Lincoln who was told his cancer had returned and spread to his brain on his 16th birthday in April. His family are now working with the charity Anthony Nolan to find a stem cell donor

Family's desperate plea after boy told cancer had returned on 16th birthday

A nurse takes blood during a blood test at a doctor's surgery.

NHS to roll out ‘revolutionary’ blood test for lung cancer

The first estimate of how common ADHD is among England's population has been revealed.

Over 2 million people in England likely to have ADHD, figures reveal

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has urged doctors not to go on strike.

Health Secretary Wes Streeting warns against doctors' strike action as he vows to fix 'broken NHS'

A young caucasian man in pajamas in bed about to take some blue pills from a brown bottle

Urgent warning after two die in London taking ‘blue pills’

Doctor working with medical imaging and technology to provide accurate diagnosis.

New study reveals the childhood cancers which take the longest to diagnose

Female researcher observing E coli culture plate

Warning issued after outbreak of salmonella leaving five hospitalised and 20 ill

Older patients who have surgery are not being screened to assess how frail they are in the majority of UK hospitals, a study suggests. Experts have called for all surgical patients over 60 to be screened for frailty as standard practice.

Frailty of older patients ‘not being assessed in majority of hospitals’

Zosurabalpin, illustrated in red, could defeat a common resistant superbug

‘Exciting’ new antibiotic that could defeat deadly resistant superbug to be tested on humans

Ann James, the highest paid NHS executive in 2023-24, was Chief Executive of University Hospitals Plymouth

More than 1,500 NHS bosses earn over six figures

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'Thousands' to get faster cancer treatment as Government rolls out high-tech radiotherapy machines

Mole dermatoscopy. doctor examines the patient's mole with a dermatoscope for prevention of melanoma, close-up.

Wearing shorts and skirts or going shirtless ‘could affect skin cancer risk’

Kings Lynn, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, NHS, Norfolk

Extending police powers to NHS staff could cause 'significant harm', experts warn

Blood filled mosquito biting a human

Climate change and aid cuts could bring tropical insect-borne diseases to UK, scientists warn

The scheme is expected to be expanded nationally to dozens of locations as part of a 10-year NHS plan.

NHS to open more ‘mental health A&Es’ to relieve pressure on hospitals

Three women have been arrested after a woman was left in intensive care after using a weight-loss jab

Three arrests made after woman left in intensive care from using weight-loss jab

Weight loss jabs could reduce the risk of up to 14 types of cancer, new research has found

Weight loss jabs could reduce risk of 14 types of cancer, study finds

32-year-old Katie Matthews from Lincoln.

‘I’m not ready to die’: Mum diagnosed with rare cancer while pregnant with twins pleads for stem cell donor